1 Continuation of medical benefits during the leave under terms similar to those of COBRA.  Protection from discharge upon return to work except for cause for a period of time depending on the length of military service.
Russia pledges not to stand in the way of Paris climate deal. Russiaâs president Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the COP21 conference in Le Bourget, Paris. Russia has pledged not to stand in the way of a deal at the Paris climate change conference, removing another obstacle to a potential agreement, the Guardian has learned.
Furthermore, the United States, Great Britain, and China released the âPotsdam Declaration,â which threatened Japan with âprompt and utter destructionâ if it did not immediately surrender (the Soviet Union did not sign the declaration because it had yet to declare war on Japan).n addition to settling matters related to Germany and Poland, the Potsdam negotiators approved the formation of a Council of Foreign Ministers that would act on behalf of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China to draft peace treaties with Germanyâs former allies.